The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a rain alert for six days through Wednesday in Hyderabad and said thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and heavy rain are highly likely to hit Telangana, days after at least 50 people were killed and
By Sunday, the meteorological office has said Hyderabad will see a partly cloudy sky with one or two episodes of rain or thunderstorms. In general, the sky will be cloudy with one or two episodes of rain or showers on Monday and on Tuesday the city will see heavy rain. There will be a generally cloudy sky with one or two episodes of rain or showers on Wednesday and rain has been forecast for Thursday and Friday.
Several areas in Hyderabad received heavy rain on Saturday night, causing traffic jams and waterlogging, days after rains devastated parts of the city earlier this week, killing 11 people. However, according to unconfirmed reports, the death toll in Hyderabad alone exceeded 20, and more bodies were recovered from flood-affected areas.
Official data from 8.30 am to 10 pm on Saturday showed that Singapore Township in Medchal Malkajgiri district received 157.3mm of rain, followed by 153mm of rain in Bandlaguda near Uppal in the city. Several other areas of the city also witnessed heavy rains.
Vishwajit Kampati, director of disaster monitoring and management for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), said in a tweet that the civic body’s Disaster Response Force (DRF) staff were continuously working in the field to remove deadlocks and water floods and all possible measures were taken. started in view of the rains.
KT Rama Rao, the state municipal administration minister, has ordered public officials and representatives to distribute the chief minister’s relief kits with supplies and essential items enough for a month and three blankets at the doors of people in the areas affected by rain throughout the city.
The minister also reviewed the progress of relief measures, including dehydration and restoration activities being carried out by GHMC in flooded areas of the city on Saturday. “Accelerate all relief and restoration measures and return to normal as soon as possible,” he told officials, according to the ANI news agency.
Officials have also been asked to hire additional labor, equipment and machinery, when necessary, and to complete the enumeration of houses and other properties damaged during the heavy rains. Rama Rao also called for emphasizing sanitation and spraying disinfectants in rain-affected areas along with the organization of mobile medical camps.
The state government said on October 15 that 50 people had lost their lives due to heavy rains and flash floods across the state and put the losses, according to preliminary estimates, at more than 5,000 million rupees. It has been carrying out relief measures in the areas affected by the rain, even when some localities, close to bodies of water, remained under water.
(With contributions from the agency)
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